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Commanders of the 16Th Infantry Regiment and Its Lineal Ancestors & Descendents 1861 to Present Commanders of the 16th Infantry Regiment and its Lineal Ancestors & Descendents 1861 to Present Commanders, 1st Battalion and 11th U. S. Infantry Elements in the Field 1861-1866 NAME DATES REMARKS Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Schriver 3 Jul 61-15 Mar 62 Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment. b: PA s: USMA 1833 Actual commander of Regiment and Highest rank held: Brevet Major General of Volunteers 1st Battalion at Fort Independence and at Perryville until his appointment as Chief of Staff, I Corps 15 Mar 62 Major DeLancey Floyd-Jones 15 Mar 62-1 Oct 62 Commander, 1st Battalion. Leave of b: NY s: USMA 1846 Apr 63–8 Jul 63 absence 1 Oct 62-Feb 63; Commander, Highest rank held: Colonel 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division Feb 63-Apr 63 Transferred to be Commander of Regimental Recruit Depot and Superintendent of Regimental Recruiting Service in Aug 63 Captain Charles S. Russell 1 Oct 62-18 Jan 63 Commander at Fredericksburg b: MA s: Governor of Indiana 1861 8 Jul 63-21 Aug 63 Highest rank held: Brevet Brigadier General 1861 Captain Henry L. Chipman 18 Jan 63-1 Mar 63 Commander during Maj. Floyd- b: NY s: Governor of Michigan 1861 Jones’ leave of absence and while he Highest rank held: Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers was commanding 2nd Brigade. Major Jonathan W. Gordon 21 Aug 63-26 Jan 64 Commander, 1st Battalion. Had been b: PA s: Governor of Indiana 1861 Commander of the Regimental Recruit Highest rank held: Major Depot and Superintendent of the Regimental Recruiting Service at Fort Independence Captain Francis M. Cooley 26 Jan 64-12 May 64 Commander, 1st Battalion b: NY s: Governor of Pennsylvania 1861 22 May 64–28 Jun 64 Highest rank held: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 1 Nov 64–26 Jan 65 Captain James M. Cutts 12 May 64–22 May 64 Commander, 1st Battalion b: DC s: Governor of Illinois 1861 20 Feb 65–25 Mar 65 Highest rank held: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Captain Joshua S. Fletcher, Jr. 28 Jun 64–4 Aug 64 Commander, 1st Battalion. b: PA s: Governor of Pennsylvania 1861 Highest rank held: Lieutenant Colonel Captain William G. Edgerton 4 Aug 64–1 Nov 64 Commander, 1st Battalion. b: VT s: Governor of Vermont 26 Jan 65–11 Feb 65 Highest rank held: Brevet Major Lt. Col. John T. Sprague 11 Feb 65–20 Feb 65 b: MA s: Governor of Massachusetts 1837 Highest rank held: Colonel Captain Alfred E. Latimer 23 Mar 65-26 Sep 65 Commander, 1st Battalion. b: SC s: USMA 1853 Highest rank held: Major 1 Major Daniel Huston, Jr. Nov 65-21 Sep 66 Commander, 1st Battalion until b: ME s: USMA 1848 21 Sep 66, then Major, 11th Highest rank held: Colonel Infantry when 1st Battalion was reorganized and redesignated the new 11th Infantry. Regimental Commanders, 11th Infantry 1866-1869 Colonel William S. Ketchum 21 Sep 66-15 Mar 69 Appointed to command the regiment b: CT s: USMA 1834 when the 1st Battalion was expanded and Highest rank held: Brevet Major General redesignated as the 11th Infantry Regiment on 21 Sep 66. Never exercised command in garrison or the field. *Lieutenant Colonel Robert S. Granger 21 Sep 66-15 Mar 69 Commander, 11th Infantry at Camp Grant b: OH s: USMA 1838 at Richmond, VA in the absence of Highest rank held: Brevet Major General, U.S. Army Colonel Ketchum. Regimental Commanders, 16th Infantry 1869-1957 Colonel Galusha Pennypacker 15 Mar 69- 3 Jul 83 Commander of the 34th Infantry 28 Jul b: PA 1842 s: Governor of Pennsylvania 1861 66-15 Mar 69. Assumed command when Highest rank held: Brevet Major General of Volunteers the 11th Infantry was consolidated with the 34th and redesignated the 16th Infantry Regiment on 15 Mar 69. *Lieutenant Colonel James Van Voast 12 Dec 71-21 Oct 73 Commander, 16th Infantry at Nashville b: NY s: USMA 1852 in the absence of Colonel Pennypacker. Highest rank held: Brevet Colonel *Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Lacey Hough Aug 82-3 Jul 83 Commander, 16th Infantry at Forts b: NJ s: Governor of Pennsylvania 1861 Concho and Bliss in the absence Highest rank held: Colonel of Colonel Pennypacker. Colonel Matthew M. Blunt 3 Jul 83-13 Aug 94 b: NY s: USMA 1853 Highest rank held: Colonel Colonel Hamilton S. Hawkins 13 Aug 94-15 Sep 94 CG, 1st Bde, 1st Div, V Corps at El b: SC 1834 s: Governor of New York 1861 Caney and San Juan Hill. Highest rank held: Brigadier General, U.S.A. Colonel William H. Penrose 15 Sep 94-10 Mar 96 b: NY s: Governor of Michigan 1861 Highest rank held: Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers Colonel Hugh A. Theaker 10 Mar 96-11 Aug 98 Commander during Spanish-American War b: OH s: Governor of Ohio 1861 Highest rank held: Colonel *Lieutenant Colonel William McLaughlin 3 Jul 98-13 Sep 98 Commander, 16th Infantry at Santiago b: PA s: USMA 1865 and Camp Wikoff in the absence of Highest rank held: Lieutenant Colonel Colonels Theaker and Worth. Colonel William S. Worth 11 Aug 98- 1 Nov 98 b: NY s: Governor of New York 1861 Highest rank held: Brigadier General, U.S.A. 2 Colonel Clarence M. Bailey 1 Nov 98- 5 May 99 b: NY 1841 s: Governor of Indiana 1861 Highest rank held: Colonel Colonel Charles C. Hood 5 May 99-18 Oct 02 b: OH 1841 s: Governor of Ohio 1861 Highest rank held: Brigadier General, U.S.A. Colonel Butler D. Price 18 Oct 02-26 Dec 05 Last Civil War era commander b: PA s: Governor of Pennsylvania 1861 Highest rank held: Brigadier General, U.S.A. *Lieutenant Colonel Leven C. Allen 26 Dec 05- 1 Feb 06 Acting commander until Col. Gardner's b: MO s: USMA 1872 arrival. Highest rank held: Major General Colonel Cornelius Gardner 26 Dec 05- 4 May 13 Assigned to command 26 Dec 05; b: NE 1849 s: USMA 1873 arrived 1 Feb 06. Leave of absence Highest rank held: Colonel 23 Jul 12- 4 May 13 *Colonel Charles G. Morton 22 Jul 12-15 Sep 12 Acting commander during Col. b: ME s: USMA 1883 Gardner’s absence. Highest rank held: Major General CG, 29th Div., 1918 *Lieutenant Colonel Chase W. Kennedy 16 Sep 12- 7 Jan 13 Acting commander during Col. b: OH s: USMA 1883 Gardner’s absence. Highest rank held: Major General CG, 85th Div., 1918 *Major William C. Bennett 7 Jan 13- 3 Apr 13 Acting commander during Col. b: CA s: Commissioned from the ranks 1889 Gardner’s absence. Highest rank held: Colonel George Bell, Jr. 4 May 13-16 Jul 14 CG, 33rd Div & VI Corps, WWI b: MD 1859 s: USMA 1880 CG, 6th Div, Sep 19-Sep 21 Highest rank held: Major General CG, Sixth Corps Area, Oct 21-Dec 22 *Major Charles S. Farnsworth 16 Jul 14- 1 Sep 14 Acting commander until Col. Bundy's b: PA 1862 s: USMA 1887 arrival. Highest rank held: Major General CG, 37th Div., WWI Chief of Infantry 1 Jul 20-27 Mar 25 Colonel Omar Bundy 1 Sep 14- 6 Jun 15 CG, 2nd Div., VI & VII Corps WWI b: IN 1861 s: USMA 1883 CG, Seventh Corps Area, Sep 20-Feb 22 Highest rank held: Major General CG, Philippine Div, Apr 22-Mar 24 CG, Fifth Corps Area, Jul 24-May 25 Colonel Edwin A. Root 6 Jun 15-15 Jun 15 b: IN s: USMA 1883 Highest rank held: Major General *Lieutenant Colonel Frank L. Winn 15 Jun 15-28 Jul 15 Acting commander b: KY s: USMA 1886 CG, 89th Div., WWI Highest rank held: Major General *Captain Orrin R. Wolfe 28 Jul 15-12 Aug 15 Acting commander b: KY s: Commissioned from the ranks 1892 Highest rank held: Colonel Colonel Omar Bundy 13 Aug 15-27 Aug 15 CG, 2nd Div., VI & VII Corps WWI b: IN 1861 s: USMA 1883 CG, Seventh Corps Area, Sep 20-Feb 22 Highest rank held: Major General CG, Philippine Div, Apr 22-Mar 24 CG, Fifth Corps Area, Jul 24-May 25 3 *Captain James N. Pickering 28 Aug 15- 3 Sep 15 Acting commander b: OH s: USMA 1896 Commander, 73rd Inf. Brig. WWI Highest rank held: Colonel *Captain Orrin R. Wolfe 4 Sep 15-12 Sep 15 Acting commander b: KY s: Commissioned from the ranks 1892 Highest rank held: Colonel Colonel Omar Bundy 13 Sep 15-16 Sep 15 CG, 2nd Div., VI & VII Corps WWI b: IN 1861 s: USMA 1883 CG, Seventh Corps Area, Sep 20-Feb 22 Highest rank held: Major General CG, Philippine Div, Apr 22-Mar 24 *Major George H. McMaster 17 Sep 15-22 Nov 15 Acting commander until Colonel b: SC 1869 s: USMA 1892 Allaire's arrival Highest rank held: Brigadier General Commander, 69th Inf. Brig. WWI Colonel William H. Allaire 23 Nov 15-25 Aug 17 Commander during Punitive Expedition b: AR 1859 s: USMA 1882 Provost Marshal, A.E.F., 1917 Highest rank held: Brigadier General CG, District of Paris CG, 166th Inf. Brig. 1918 Lieutenant Colonel Frank A. Wilcox 25 Aug 17-2 Nov 17 b: MA 1869 s: USMA 1892 Highest rank held: Colonel Colonel John L. Hines 2 Nov 17-2 May 18 CG, 4th Div. & III Corps, WWI b: WV 1868 s: USMA 1891 CG, 2nd Div., Jul 21-Oct 21 Highest rank held: Major General CG, Eighth Corps Area, Oct 21-Nov 22 Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Sep 24-Dec 26 CG, Ninth Corps Area, Dec 26-Sep 30 CG, Philippine Department Oct 30-Apr 32 Colonel Francis E.
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